World University Rankings 2023 by subject: computer science

The computer science subject table uses the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the discipline.

This year’s table includes 974 universities, up from 892 last year.

View the World University Rankings 2023 by subject: computer science methodology

The University of Oxford leads the table for the fifth consecutive year. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University take the second and third places. The Technical University of Munich, one of only two German institutions in the top 50, is the only newcomer to the top 10. It claims 10th place, having climbed four places from 14th.

Many ranking in the top 400 for the first time are in the Arab region. These include Jouf University of Saudi Arabia and Minia University of Egypt in the 251–300 band; and Jordan’s Al-Balqa Applied University and Pakistan’s University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila in the 301-400 band.

Read our analysis of the subject rankings 2023 results

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